load_tree¶
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load_tree(filename, format=None, underscore_unmunge=False)¶ Constructor for tree.
- Parameters
- filenamestr
a file path containing a newick or xml formatted tree.
- formatstr
either newick, xml or cogent3 json, default is newick
- underscore_unmungebool
replace underscores with spaces in all names read, i.e. “sp_name” becomes “sp name”.
- Returns
- PhyloNode
Notes
Underscore unmunging is turned off by default, although it is part of the Newick format.